u/DoubleFlores24

We all love Claire. We all think she’s funny. She’s a great mom. A great character overall, she’s just great. So let’s get that out of the way she’s great.

That being said, it makes total sense why she lost the town council race to Duane and it all has to do with 2 things campaigns, and of course being recognized by the people.

The fact is, Claire didn’t campaign well during this arc. She didn’t run a good campaign throughout this entire arc she just instead focused on her family shenanigans. She focused on whatever they were doing, and she cared less about running for town council. Duane Bailey, despite being unlikable to us out campaigned the shit out of Claire. Claire didn’t have a defined message through out her campaign, all she wanted was a stop sign for her neighborhood but she didn’t offer anything else.

Meanwhile Duane was already recognized by everyone in the neighborhood, he was already well liked by everybody in the neighborhood, and unlikely, we actually did see him going out and asking people to vote for him. Claire didn’t focus at all until the Election Day.

Granted her family may have let her down, especially Mitch and Cameron, but at the end of the day Claire simply didn’t run a good campaign. Duane however was already well established politician who won 6 elections. Wa she unlikable, yeah, but at the same time he won 6 elections so he was clearly doing something that made people vote for him.

It sucks that Claire lost but at the same time, she didn’t really work for town council. And the funny thing is at the end of the election arc. She ended up getting the stop sign as a present from Duane so it makes the entire story arc worthless at the end of the day. And she still wants to go further by wanting to add speed bumps to the neighborhood. It never ends.